{"id":36058,"date":"2018-11-07T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T22:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=36058"},"modified":"2018-11-07T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T07:23:51","slug":"lazada-to-host-its-biggest-shopping-festival-on-november-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/11\/07\/lazada-to-host-its-biggest-shopping-festival-on-november-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazada to Host Its Biggest Shopping Festival on November 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Calling all the online shoppers out there&#8211;stay tuned\u00a0as Lazada&#8217;s\u00a0grandest one-day shopping festival takes place this\u00a0<strong>November 11, 2018!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Philippine Primer team witnessed the launching of Lazada&#8217;s 11:11 shopping festival yesterday, and as it turns out, there&#8217;s more in store both for the consumers and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36071\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/5-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/5-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/5-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/5-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Lazada&#8217;s mascot Laz the lion and Laura Lehmann initiates the introductory rites<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Starting midnight on November 11, 2018, shoppers from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore can take joy on the up for grab 50-million blockbuster deals from Lazmalls and local sellers on the Lazada Marketplace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Customers<\/span> can take advantage of product <strong>discounts up to<\/strong> <strong>90% on 11,111 selected items for 24 hours<\/strong>.\u00a0Expect great deals on different product categories such as beauty, fashion, consumer electronics, household goods, toys, sports equipment, groceries, and so much more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/09\/03\/lazada-launches-southeast-asias-biggest-mall-lazmall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lazada launches Southeast Asia\u2019s biggest mall \u2018LazMall\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Lazada vows support to entrepreneurs and SMEs by 2030<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As years progress, getting into business is a dream for almost everyone, but for starting businesses, entrepreneurs, and SMEs, it would be a difficult goal to even reach a decent market scale.\u00a0 This\u00a0is why the e-Commerce online selling platform giant, <strong>Lazada<\/strong>, promises a better platform to create greater opportunities for more than eight million sellers\u00a0and the local community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36072\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/9-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/9-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/9-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/9-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Panel discussion (L-R: Department of Trade and Industry e-Commerce head Dir. Ma. Lourdes Yaptinchay, Global Chief Economist and Managaing Director Economic Intelligence Simon Baptist, Lazda Cheif Executive Officer Ray Alimurung, media personality and beauty queen Laura Lehmann, UNICEF Special Advocate Daphne Osena-Paez, and L&#8217;Oreal Country Managing Director Thibaut de Saint Victor)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Lazada&#8217;s primary\u00a0goal is to help\u00a0SMEs attain digital presence in the expanding e-commerce business and make it easier for them to create their own brand within the platform, at the same time maximizing the company&#8217;s logistic network.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Having overcome the early challenges of building up the businesses and industry in a nascent landscape, we now want to lead our ecosystem through the ear of robust digital transformation. Our focus is on creating a trusted platform connecting sellers to the Southeast Asian consumers. By enabling sellers with our technology and logistics&#8217; capabilities, we want to help sellers flourish, to become sustainable businesses that contribute to Southeast Asia economic growth in the long run,&#8221;\u00a0explained Ray Alimurung, CEO of Lazada, during the Lazada 11:11 Shopping Festival launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36073\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/8-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/8-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/8-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Lazada\u00a0shopping festival launch last November 6<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Lazada also takes into priority to empower more female entrepreneurs to play in the e-Commerce business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Women play a significant role in the digital economy, and an inclusive e-Commerce ecosystem is one that creates an empowering environment for women entrepreneurs. In supporting the local female community, Lazada has rolled out a few initiatives. For instance, our momprenuers programme provides stay-at-home mothers with free training and assistance, so they are equipped to run n online store while juggling family responsibilities. The programme is currently available in the Philippines, and we are looking to expand this initiative to other markets in Southeast Asia,&#8221; concluded Alimurung.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lazada.com.ph\">www.lazada.com.ph<\/a>, or\u00a0check out their official Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LazadaPhilippines?\">Lazada Philippines<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This is a press release. 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